Operation floret whitewash?

So here it is! An eagerly awaited update on Operation floret. The investigation into the corruption between high ranking Police Officers in Greater Manchester Police ( from now on GMP) and Labour-run Wigan Council.

First of thank you for your patients. I did say this blog post would be up last night and I had to just delay by 24 hours to get a couple of things checked out but the number of people contacting me asking when it is coming is clearly evidenced that whilst GMP and the Labour-run council called Wigan Council are hoping this goes away - it wouldn't! So thank you for contacting me and your patients.

There are 4 complaints made by 4 individuals - I am one of them. In case you are not aware of the story here that blog post about it.

So when I made my complaint I was unaware of any other complaints from anyone else. When I met senior officers in GMP I made it very clear that I didn't expect anything other than a whitewash. They gave me their assurances that it wouldn't be. And I trusted them.

After some time the complaints ( I am only aware of mine at this time ) was transferred to the professional standards division of GMP. To me, my concerns of a whitewash were disappearing as I was told as well as mine there was a similar complaint and because corruption had been identified by senior officer (s) they were sending it over to the IOPC. The IOPC worked with GMP and after some time gave GMP guidance on how they could deal with the complaint. I asked how on earth could this happen and professional standards told me due to them already finding the corruption and officers involved that they would not be able to deal with it and they would now more than likely pass it over to another police force in the country to investigate. That made sense.

I was surprised when I learnt that GMP had assigned it over to another officer in GMP to investigate? They said because he wasn't aware of the case they could see it from the beginning. I thought OK we have to go with it.

It took some time for them to get in touch and when they did I asked for them to be fully up to speed before we met - and this was agreed. During the months we have been in touch and go through the investigation and met a number of times.

I learnt in the Times article about the other complainants and their plight too. I now can exclusively reveal that Peter Franzen and Robert Bleakley reports have been concluded by GMP and they are disgusted at what they have read. Peter Franzen calls the report - " a whitewash with half-truths, lies and contradictions!"

The report would have been written by the same Officer in GMP and even on the same day or within days of each other. Both reports would then have to be signed off by GMP.

One report says that Donna Hall had 5 tyres slashed. Yet the next one says 6 tyres. So which is it? In the case of Peter Franzen he had police in full riot gear and battering rams knock his door down in when they went to arrest him for this malicious libellous allegation made by Donna Hall. On this point just hold that thought - interesting point coming. But yet the report into his complaint says that only 2 officers were wearing riot gear. That doesn't even make sense to me. Why would 2 officers have full riot gear on and the other 6 are left with normal gear? Peter Franzen knew that the assault on his home was captured by body cameras and he has asked GMP to review the footage and also for him to have a copy to move the report is a lie. To date, he has not seen the footage or been provided one.

From the time he was arrested to being dropped from being investigated was 2 years. Robert Bleakey and Cllr Bob Brierley were under investigation for 1 yr. Collectively 4 yrs and then me for best part of 6 months until I took GMP to the High Court and GMP ran for the hills.  During that time given that Donna Hall said she had 6 or was it 5 tyres slashed? Even GMP don't know - no receipts for tyres, no CCTV footage was ever shown or provided. With no evidence what so ever you would ask how and why would GMP even go and arrest them if it for not corrupt reason? A simple question that would need to be answered. In the reports from GMP it doesn't even address this.

Also, the investigation never went and interviewed the senior officer who authorised the arrest, detention and investigation in the first place. What? How can GMP seriously think that their investigation could be described as anything else apart from a whitewash and the investigation team doesn't even interview the people being accused of the corruption? Maybe some out there are saying maybe GMP didn't see anything wrong. Well, don't forget I had and, I presume others, had been told GMP had found the corruption and officers involved. 

So now Peter Franzen and Robert Bleakley have instructed solicitors to take action against GMP for this and I understand a letter of claim has now been sent into GMP starting the legal case against GMP.

Now I did say hold that thought when I said Donna Hall had complained about the other 3 that were arrested. GMP have confirmed to me that she complained in a personal capacity but it was actually...... are you sitting comfortably???? Well, it was none other than  Alsion McKenzie Folan that GMP said put the complaint in against them on behalf of Donna Hall. Some of you may be saying who on earth is Alison whatever her name is? She is the then deputy chief executive of Wigan Council and since Donna Hall got sacked because of all this she got the promotion to the Chief Executive. Proving that Wigan council are neck-deep in this action.

So what about me? I hear you ask. 

Well, I met, again, the GMP officers again at the beginning of December last year and it was clear that one of two things were happening, another whitewash was trying to be done or incompetence. I rule the latter out on the basis they are senior ranking and I do not believe they get there for incompetence.

Again the arresting officer - who has since met me and apologised to me for his part in this - would not be interviewed. I was told he would be the last one to be interviewed as he had a lot to answer. However, he would be able to tell the investigation team which senior officer was in the middle of this. I already knew who the senior officer was. I was told that the investigation could not find any corruption. I said a list of key evidence including the letter from the corrupt head of Legal Services at Wigan Council who sent my bail conditions to me 5 hours before I was even arrested? Response - O Yeah we can't get around that. I better look at this again. I guess you had.

Also, the senior ranking officer was not connected to one of the most senior police officers in GMP - I replied apart from the fact the senior officer worked for them for a number of years. Response - O yeah that could be the link. Really is this the best GMP can do?

The senior officer who authorised my arrest, detention and breach of human rights would also not be arrested. I seriously complained of that and Operation Floret team agreed that they should actually be interviewed? This was to be done before Xmas and I would get a full update the first week of January. This meeting has still not taken place as GMP keep bouncing it - even though they are out of their own guidelines and terms of reference. I can only presume they can't whitewash my complaint and because of the serious concerns I have and how this investigation has now clearly gone I have made a representation to GMP to say I have now lost total faith in this investigation after I have given them a good chance to resolve the matter and made an official complaint and said this should now be - like what GMP suggested themselves at the beginning - that another Police Force in the country be assigned the investigation as they are truly independent and can be the only ones now that can give GMP investigation in the corruption scandal any credibility now.

You will not believe this - and this is serious.

So I have learnt so much into the corruption of this case and one of the things that is seriously worrying is it was only about a week ago serious questions were asked of GMP on how they let vulnerable children down in the grooming scandal we all saw on the news. But I can reveal the officer who Donna Hall complained to was a very high ranking officer in a child protection unit and because Donna Hall had her mobile number and rang her to do the arrests and corruption, and she did. She used officers from her own team for this Donna Hall's case and that has taken valuable resources away from those serious crimes that would need to be looked at. Proof that Donna Hall didn't go through the proper channels she simply rang a mate up and pulled in some favours. And have children in Greater Manchester been let down yet again by GMP? Shouldn't those officers been dealing with the very things that they were responsible for and not some political stunt that has blown up in Donna Hall and GMP's faces?

Estimate so far into all this corruption that Donna Hall has cost taxpayers is now being talked in the region of £5 million. How much extra police could we have had for that? How many more school teachers could we have? How many potholes repaired?

Also, we know GMP has said that Donna Hall made these malicious false allegations in a personal capacity and Wigan Council have now confirmed - in writing- that the head of Legal Services - was working for her. Given that she didn't do the complaints as Chief Executive then, just like in the High Court Case against Cllr Steve Jones, she should pay the taxpayers money back. Why should Wigan taxpayers pay for her crimes? Yes trying to illegally sack a democratically elected Cllr and misuse of public office is a crime!

Wigan Council guilty of discrimination

So on Friday last week, I wrote a blog post about how Wigan Council are chickened out of the court they brought against me. this was a case they brought saying that I hadn't paid my Council Tax. Why did they do this? I always said it was a stupid dirty political game. I had always paid my Council Tax. Here is last Friday's story if you missed it.

Anyway, what happened today Here you say? Well as I was told you the Council did chicken out and did not attend. The magistrates where there. The usher was there. I was there. Even the press was there. But no claimant - Wigan Council. It was confirmed that the Council had dropped the case late on Friday.

So on that note, I put a claim in for Costs in against the Council. It was difficult at that point for magistrates as they have to allow someone to defend themselves. I informed the courts that I had told the Council that I was coming for costs and to attend and they chose not to so a ruling could be made in their absence.

The magistrates were not convinced at this point that was the right thing to do. So I said if they adjourned the hearing again and we all had to come back because the lazy bar stools that are the Council couldn't be at a court hearing that they had asked for then it would mean another day off work. Which would result in the claim for costs would be higher. Therefore, Wigan Taxpayers would be disadvantaged again because of this corrupt Council that is Wigan Council. Also, it would waste more courts time. Also, I said that the council want me to apply to sue them civilly. Which would incur more costs and more court time! Seriously how much money do the Council want to waste?

The courts heard my objection to all of this and another hearing and we adjourned for a small-time so the courts could call the Council and see if they wanted to come across the road for their hearing. The Council refused. So the courts came forward with a great idea. That was for me to put a written response into the court and then they would give the Council till Friday to put their defence into them and me and then a Judge will sit next Tuesday and make a decision on written arguments. That way I don't need another day off work and the costs would not climb as great as if I had to attend and the council. 

Although this still wastes the court time.

So after the hearing, I thought the Council are across the road I will pop over and show them all the evidence they would have seen had they turned up to their hearing and sort it out without wasting the courts time next week. When I got there an officer came out and I talked them through everything and how it was the Council fault and he still wouldn't have it. So I asked how on earth they think they will win and why waste time? He said that I had to pay my Council tax on the 1st of the month and as I didn't pay it on the 1st of the month and as I paid in on the 23 April I missed April's payment. Sorry, the stupidity at this level is beyond me. I am what? At best the payment is late and not missed. NO was his response you missed it.

Stay with me gets interesting at this point

I then went on to say that I have always paid between the 23 and 27th of the month and have done for years. Wigan Council's response we can't comment on past years but only this one. So I say hundred's of thousands of taxpayers pay their council tax at the end of the month when they get paid. The officer agreed. So I asked why am I different? Response - I can't comment on that!

What is this guy for real? So I ask - just for clarity that it is OK for the vast majority of taxpayers in Wigan to pay their bill before the end of the month but I can't? Answer - Yes! Asked why this I? The guy came back with I can't comment on that....lol....now this is so stupid is laughable. So I put it to him that it is because I am who I am and I am being discriminated against. He wouldn't comment which I said please don't I don't want you to make this easier for a discrimination case than what it already is.


Conclusion
So the Council started this lie off just to try and give me bad pres- which they have done - now they have a claim for costs against them, which I am pretty sure I will be successful on costing the taxpayers of Wigan. This money should come out of their own pockets - they would soon stop their stupid games then, but hey.

We will root these evil corrupt bar stools out one by one. We got rid of Donna Hall and Cllr Peter Smith and we will continue to purge this Council till it is clean, decent and honest. Otherwise, how can the people of Wigan be served?

Wigan Council chicken out of court case

So I understand that Wigan Council doesn't only hate me but despise me with a passion.  One officer says my name has been banned from being spoken in the corridors of power. Apparently, I'm that person...lol, so funny. Well I mean after I was Cllr Steve Jones McKenzie friend and took them and their former lying dictator, in the form of Donna Hall, to the high court and won. Not once but twice!!! That lead to her being sacked and also the former leader of the Council being removed from his position.

Then there was the case where the lying thing - Donna Hall - got her dodgy corrupt copper mate to lock me and others up, which resulted in yes you guessed it - me taking GMP to the High Court and GMP legged it and didn't even contest it due to the hard-hitting evidence that I had on them. Then the head of legal services and chief executive of the council then stole the local election off me, well they stole it off the people, not me.

So it wasn't looking good for Liar Donna Hall and Wigan Council so they set out a plan to try and just get "bad press" on me, no matter what. They couldn't find anything. So they just thought let's make it up. So they said I hadn't paid my Council Tax. How dumb are these people? So the court date last July comes and I turn up and ready to go toe to toe with them-with my evidence. The council staff wanted to see my defence before I went into court with them. I told them to sod off. They sent another staff member over asking could they see it, he got the same response. They went into court first to prepare - talk to the judge - bless. Usher comes out, "can you give me your evidence, the judge would like to see it". This is just a magistrate judge. I answer, "he will see it when I am in court and not before". We all know what was going on here.

I go into court the judge is like I can't hear this case. I am like why? Conflict of interest! What conflict of interest. The judge says I bought my house off his sister. So? I smell a rat and know exactly where this is going and I will get it on the record. I reply, "So what? Unless I gazumped you then there is no conflict of interest." We go back and forth saying I can't challenge the conflict of interest. Who can't?

So I say I want the conflict of interest noting on the official record and I want a copy. I then say I will take that it to the High Court and ask a High Court judge for a Judicial Review and get a ruling on it. Guess what??????? The judge says, "well I have read your blog!"

BINGO!!!!!!

So I say, "OK, so are you saying that you have a biased opinion of me and therefore you can't make an impartial judgement?" He reluctantly says, "yes", then quickly adds on, "I might like your blog". O really. :-)

So the hearing gets adjourned and the local press runs the story I have not paid my council tax. This is exactly what the Council were planning - bad press for me. So we get another date and then that gets adjourned in October of last year. Then we have a new date for Monday 6 Jan 20. Next Monday.

Guess what? I get an email from the council late this afternoon saying the whole thing has gone away and they have my money after all. How thick are they? Do they think they can slur my name and get away with it? Nope! I have spoken with the council and said the Courts have not informed me and therefore I will be turning up after I took legal advice. They are like we are not coming, we can not get an order as the bill has been paid. I inform them that I am going for costs now and that is what I will be doing.

Yet again why they play these stupid political games? The loser is the taxpayers! Because of the first hearing, they are getting a District judge to come in from outside the area. One that hasn't read my blog I hope and there is no conflict of interest again.  It is too late for the courts to cancel that appointment so they have their salary to pay and expenses for travelling into the area. Then they have all the other times and hearings too.

The whole thing so far, without my costs yet, have cost the taxpayers of Wigan over £2,500 for Labour's stupid political games. Once my costs are added the total bill will rise. Well done Wigan Council and Labour for wasting taxpayers money again.

So far with all these political games of trying to sack a democratically elected member  Cllr Steve Jones and others have cost the taxpayers over £1.5 million. A staggering amount !! The unfortunate thing is I am aware of other things and legal cases that are about to start against the Council which are huge and I suspect the figure I quote will double at least. The taxpayers should not have to pick up Labours political games bill. But for me looking into the future I can see another couple of P45's coming for some of the Council's hierarchy. And I think I shouldn't be glee about this but then I have to remind myself they have brought what is coming to them - themselves and the stupidity should stop now! Taxpayers money is too important.

I have read that the Government is looking to bring tests in for civil servants in Whitehall to check if they can do the job and right for the job. I don't think the government should not stop for Whitehall staff but test local authority hierarchy as well and root out corrupt and or incompetence staff.